A 2017 Sullivan Foundation Award recipient, baritone Joseph Lattanzi established himself as a young singer to watch with his portrayal of Hawkins Fuller in the world premiere of Greg Spears’ Fellow Travelers with Cincinnati Opera. The New York Times said “Jospeh Lattanzi was splendid as Hawk, his buttery baritone luxuriant and robust.” and Opera News described him as a “confident, handsome presence, and a resonant baritone suggesting wells of feeling that the character might prefer to leave untapped.” The 2017-18 season brings a series of debuts for Mr. Lattanzi. He begins the season with his Virginia Opera debut as Sonora in La fanciulla del West and returns to the company later in the season as Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Following performances of Hawkins Fuller at the PROTOTYPE Festival for his New York City debut, he also debuts at Lyric Opera of Chicago in the same role for a new production of Fellow Travelers. He finishes the season with his return to The Atlanta Opera as Anthony in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Recent performances include Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Riolobo in Florencia en el Amazonas, and the title role in Don Giovanni, all with Arizona Opera; Kuligin in Katya Kabanová, Moralès in Carmen, Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, and Albert in Massenet’s Werther, with Seattle Opera; and concert performances of Carmina Burana and Britten’s War Requiem. Equally at home in standard and new repertoire, Lattanzi has created roles in workshops of operas by Jake Heggie (Great Scott), Daniel Catán (Meet John Doe), and Clint Borzoni (The Copper Queen). Other stage credits include Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Papageno in The Magic Flute, and Il Conte Le nozze di Figaro led by Xian Zhang at San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program.
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